I got one of those stupid cool mist humidifiers because it was on sale (and top fill). Now I’ve noticed a little bit of black goop. With my summer time dehumidifier I just dump in some Hydrogen peroxide and call it a day.

If I just dump some H2O2 in my humidifier with the ultrasonic do dad just blast it to bits? Am I about to make diet mustard gas? Should I just buy the bullet and replace it with one that steals the badies out?

  • scarabic@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Do not put hydrogen peroxide into a cool mist humidifier and then turn it on. These operate by very rapidly vibrating a metal ring submerged in liquid. This physically atomizes whatever liquid is in there. You don’t want to breathe hydrogen peroxide.

    You’re supposed to wipe these with vinegar daily and then rinse them and put them back into service.